Joyce Ann Mattingly Medley, 79 of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her home.

She was a native of Marion County and a member of St. James Catholic Church where she volunteered her time on the Bereavement Committee and the Grandparents Club. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Therese Medley; parents, William Coleman and Celeste Gertrude Mattingly; siblings, Mary Agnes Helm, Carol Sue Kincer, and John Lee Mattingly; son-in-law, P.J. Hartlage; and brother-in-law, John Blandford.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Billy Martin Medley; three daughters, Belinda (Joe) Hildesheim, Sandra Hartlage, and Carol (Chad) Clark all of Elizabethtown; two brothers, Billy (Shirley) Mattingly and Pat Mattingly; three sisters, Patsy (Bobby) Lyon, Judy Blandford, and Martha (Dennis) Hardesty; six grandchildren, Amanda (T.J.) Cataldo, Morgan Hartlage, Derek (Nan) Hildesheim, Logan Hartlage, Coleman Clark, and Connor Clark; and one great grandchild, Joan Hildesheim.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis, KY with Bishop Bill Medley officiating.

Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Brown Funeral Home and will continue from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Mattingly Funeral Home in Loretto, KY.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital or St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery Fund or Saint James Catholic School.